Historical Events In June - 06

1883  On June - 06 ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29   

1885  19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43 on June - 06.   

1886  On June - 06 paul Dudley White, heart specialist   

1887  On this day in history ruth Benedict, anthropoligist   

1889  Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks on this day in history.   

1890  United States Polo Association forms, NYC on this day in history.   

1890  Dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy) on June - 06.   

1891  Istvan Kardos, composer on June - 06.   

1893  On June - 06 ludovic Feldman, composer   

1894  On June - 06 sabin V Dragoi, composer   

1896  George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic on this day in history.   

1896  21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51 on this day in history.   

1896  Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome) on June - 06.   

1898  On June - 06 ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet)   

1898  Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1900  Arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train) on June - 06.   

1901  Achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67) on this day in history.   

1902  On June - 06 avraham Daus, composer   

1903  Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane) on June - 06.   

1904  National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ on June - 06.   

1905  French Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request on June - 06.   

1905  On June - 06 john Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show)   

1906  On June - 06 paris Métro Line 5 is inaugurated with a first section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (today known as Gare d'Austerlitz).   

1906  Max Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn) on this day in history.   

1907  Bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946) on this day in history.   

1909  Isaiah Berlin, philosopher on June - 06.   

1910  Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet) on this day in history.   

1911  Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified) on June - 06.   

1912  On June - 06 the eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times on this day in history.   

1913  On June - 06 rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times   

1913  On June - 06 jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister   

1914  On this day in history the first air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway)   

1914  1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on June - 06.   

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1236  On this day in history birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

1436  On this day in history birth of regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables   

1502  On June - 06 birth of king John III of Portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  On June - 06 birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on June - 06.   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on June - 06.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  Pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace) was born on this day in history.   

0840  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on this day in history.   

1134  On this day in history norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1480  On this day in history death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

1548  On June - 06 death of juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)   

1563  On this day in history death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  On June - 06 death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  On June - 06 death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed